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Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 09:10 pm
WSJ: iTunes 11 to be released as soon as Thursday
Apple is rumored to release its next-generation iTunes 11 as soon as Thursday following a delay due to "engineering issues" which forced the company to rebuild select areas of the new program's code.
Screenshot of iTunes 11 store.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple could release the media store and player by Thursday, which would make the launch about one month later than originally planned.
The fresh information came in a WSJ profile on Apple's Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue, the head of Apple's iTunes group who recently took over iOS Maps and Siri after former iOS chief Scott Forstall was ousted from the company.
In October, Apple announced that iTunes 11 would be pushed back from its promised debut date, but failed to offer an explanation as to the delay, saying only that it "wanted to take a little extra time to get it right." At the time, spokesman Tom Neumayr said the new iTunes would roll out sometime in November.
iTunes 11 is expected to sport a clean, iOS-inspired user interface with tighter integration with other Apple services like iCloud.
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I like the "Library" button. Pretty please make it allow you to select any "Users library" both locally and remotely.
It looks like nearly a full new look, Apple showing this in September, said October, hopefully by November, in time for December Christmas buyers, those people might be sending ITunes gift cards.
This might not make since but maybe the next will be very similar for the new tablet based windows 8, get the joke.
How is this news? Last month Apple delayed it through November. There are only two more days left. Since it did not release today, as early as Thursday is the next soonest day it could release. Wow, this is hilarious.
I like the "Library" button. Pretty please make it allow you to select any "Users library" both locally and remotely.
Oh, that would be nice. Not gonna happen, though. It should show you what's available in Home Sharing, but otherwise...
While we're on the subject of things we'd like to see but will never happen: APPLE. NAiTL. PLEASE.
Oh, that would be nice. Not gonna happen, though. It should show you what's available in Home Sharing, but otherwise...
While we're on the subject of things we'd like to see but will never happen: APPLE. NAiTL. PLEASE.
Not so sure about that. If they ever do release an iTv, how am I suppose to be controlling iTunes from my MacBook when working?
Right now my iTunes is on my iMac connected to a 60" Samsung. I hate using RemoteTunes to control it while working on my MacBook. Why else would they all of a sudden toss a "Library" button clearly in the menu area like that?
Bring it Apple!
Why else would they all of a sudden toss a "Library" button clearly in the menu area like that?
Bring it Apple!
Because that button is basically a toggle switch for the store & your library. The lack of the sidebar means it has to go somewhere.
Take a look at the previews, http://www.apple.com/itunes/new-itunes the music popup on the left is a multiple choice item, but the library button isn't for multiple items (unless Apple have forgotten what the HIG is).
WSJ: iTunes 11 to be released as soon as Thursday .
you mean one day earlier than the already delayed-by-a-month "end of november"? at this point, two days before the end of the month, you could have guessed any one of several days and been kinda-on-the-money. that's some good reporting, there, wsj.
If they really had an inside source on this then they could tell us exactly why it was delayed.
I say easy money there were no issues. They just wanted to run it through another test cycle after the mess that was iOS 6 at launch
These last few years have really let me down with anticipation. When you hear Lion, Mountain Lion, new iMacs, etc are to be announced on a certain month or season, but then it happens on the last day or week of that season. I get excited November 1 for the iMacs but have to wait 30 days. Dang you Apple! I don't remember it being like this in the past- when they said a month, it seemed to be as soon as the month started to pleasantly surprise everyone. Now its always at the last possible promised time or pushed back. Do I just have revisionist history?
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The screenshot with the Preview-added circle makes me think that's "the select area of code" that had to be rebuilt.
But whatever; bring it on. Itching for this puppy.